News
Tough at the top.
Directors of private companies now face very real D&O exposures. Kelly Lyles says the market must re-examine the standard D&O policy to match the needs of the owner-managed business.
Tough talk at Peebles.
Conversation at the BIIBA conference at Peebles was dominated by the issues of regulation, the Millennium bug and customer care and commitment. Shona Cronin heard the arguments.
Appointment at Norwich Union.
Andrew Stronach has joined Norwich Union as assistant press officer, where he will be promoting busi...
NIG Skandia axes its agency department and redeploys staff.
NIG Skandia has scrapped its agency department and transferred responsibility for servicing agencies...
Colonnade signs Orion.
Non-standard motor insurer Orion has signed an agreement with Colonnade Insurance to become one of t...
Appointment at Guardian Insurance.
Guardian Insurance has appointed Iain Bell as the new head of business development for the company's...
Sedgwick bid assessed.
J&H Marsh McLennan's £1.24bn bid for broker Sedgwick is currently being assessed by the EU Commissio...
Part of the Union.
Saatchi & Saatchi's new advertising campaign for Norwich Union portrays the insurer as being an inve...
IIB promotes brokers in national newspaper advertising campaign.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has launched a national advertising campaign promoting the merits...
Shattered.
Becoming seriously ill or being made redundant can throw your life into chaos. However, David Fanning says only one in four households take out mortgage payment cover.
Vauxhall to do it all.
Vauxhall Motors has joined with Commercial Union to provide a comprehensive range of insurance servi...
CGU goes live with new identity.
CGU has gone live with its merged general insurance operation and has started the process of launchi...
Appointment at Axa Provincial.
Chris Austin has been appointed IT director at Axa Provincial. He has more than 20 years of working ...
O&H keeps on buying.
Hull-based broker Oughtred & Harrison has completed its second acquisition in the space of a month, ...
ITT L&E denies motor portfolio sale rumours.
ITT London & Edinburgh has strongly denied rumours that its motor portfolio is up for sale. Over ...
Ellis & Buckle scoops NU sole supplier contract.
Ellis & Buckle has fended off competition to gain a sole supplier agreement with Norwich Union, foll...
RHG becomes a plc.
Stevenage-based RHG Corporate Insurance Brokers has moved to new premises in Argyle Way and has floa...
Sedgwick expands Aldgate into US and eyes up Europe.
Sedgwick is planning to relaunch its commercial lines middle market operation, Aldgate, under a new ...
Appointment at Cornhill Insurance.
Cornhill Insurance has appointed Bruce Fertnig as a branch manager at the London branch of Cornhill,...
Appointment at Anchor.
Milton-Keynes-based broker Anchor has appointed Marc Taylor (above) as a an account development exec...
Bright ideas.
Although hard to value, intangible assets such as reputation can be vital to a company's success. David Fanning investigates insurers' changing attitudes to the protection of intellectual property.
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Royal & SunAlliance's Healthcare & Assistance Division has made a string of new appointments as part...
Towergate enlists Crocker.
Nick Crocker has been poached by the Towergate Group from ITT London & Edinburgh to become group ope...
Share options.
Overriders and profit-sharing arrangements have come under close scrutiny in recent months. Jennifer Jarrett asks whether this form of payment is really in the brokers' best interest.